DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 82.0 - - 85.9 - - 78.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 212 - - 135 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 844 - - 2178 - - 3811 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 922 - - 2093 - - 3073 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1733 - - 3067 - - 4700 - - 939 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 788 - - 1006 - - 1594 - - 2121 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 164 - - 323 - - 337 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 18 - - 14 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 173 - - 176 - - 204 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -9 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -540 - - -481 - - 477 - - -380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2273 - - 3549 - - 4223 - - 1319 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3167 - - -4243 - - -1734 - - -2238 ODpotential blCL - - - 4900 - - 7310 - - 6434 - - 3177 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 77 - - 80 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 1770 - - 1970 - - 2880 - - 3600 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 82.0 - - 85.9 - - 78.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.0 - - 69.2 - - 70.2 - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.8 - - 81.0 - - 85.0 - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 68.5 - - 69.5 - - 74.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 67 - - 212 - - 135 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 844 - - 2178 - - 3811 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 10 - - 18 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 15 - - 15 - - 19 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99586 23 090 24 098 23 091 21 067 99586 92056 24 083 21 102 16 088 17 078 92056 86241 19 083 17 104 11 092 17 071 86241 81421 15 085 17 106 12 107 13 076 81421 77275 12 097 12 096 15 090 13 096 77275 73604 12 098 9 093 15 088 11 096 73604 70270 10 067 8 096 10 098 6 104 70270 67208 10 047 8 114 3 122 3 123 67208 64377 4 355 2 088 3 084 3 203 64377 61644 5 253 9 285 7 299 6 265 61644 58810 4 268 13 244 17 253 14 288 58810 55882 18 293 17 276 25 247 22 257 55882 53091 36 269 23 270 27 264 31 271 53091 50597 35 266 41 285 38 276 42 272 50597 48381 39 277 45 276 46 273 45 271 48381 46371 40 273 42 268 50 266 50 270 46371 44529 40 261 43 263 48 258 53 266 44529 42833 37 258 42 259 47 254 54 260 42833 41259 38 272 41 258 45 254 53 256 41259 39788 38 277 40 261 42 257 49 256 39788 38402 36 282 40 262 41 264 46 257 38402 37063 33 286 40 261 40 269 46 257 37063 35698 33 289 39 262 41 270 47 258 35698 34280 32 289 39 263 42 271 47 258 34280 32810 31 288 37 263 42 273 46 258 32810 31271 33 289 36 269 41 272 41 262 31271 29652 31 284 37 274 40 267 39 265 29652 27954 29 277 35 273 39 266 40 270 27954 26177 29 274 33 274 38 270 39 276 26177 24324 31 273 26 268 39 279 39 280 24324 22399 32 268 27 264 35 280 35 285 22399 20395 27 265 29 261 34 286 32 286 20395 18310 20 263 24 260 40 283 33 283 18310 16185 21 259 26 246 33 274 30 279 16185 14129 26 242 30 258 32 269 32 273 14129 12250 28 240 35 274 33 267 36 270 12250 10576 29 243 34 284 25 264 35 261 10576 9086 29 246 27 290 10 261 30 256 9086 7763 25 245 23 298 6 229 26 248 7763 6587 19 242 18 295 11 222 23 235 6587 5544 17 247 13 258 16*215 24 218 5544 4625 20 243 14 218 16*210 27 205 4625 3812 19 234 16 201 15 206 28 197 3812 3085 18 218 18*187 15 204 27 188 3085 2442 18 189 19*179 14 203 23 184 2442 1905 16*178 19 177 14 202 19 178 1905 1493 14*174 18 176 13 202 16 172 1493 1209 13 173 17 175 12 201 13 169 1209 1037 11 173 16 175 11 201 11*168 1037 939 9 172 13 174 9 201 7*167 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography